parkrun, lap two

robinph

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119830403#Comment_119830403

It is a very fast course. Out and back on good tarmac path alongside the river. The start is very narrow though so can be congested if you don't position yourself correctly.

Loads of parking in the big Tesco nearby.

Lazare

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119832789#Comment_119832789

Cheers Robin, I'll be getting a taxi or maybe jogging to it if it looks like a simple enough route.

Won't be racing it though unfortunately, the legs still have a fair bit of DCM in them.

flazio

Oranmore Parkrun is called off due to a fallen tree obstructing the course.

Duzzie

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119834399#Comment_119834399

Same with Bushy Dublin

flazio

Nice turnout in Mountbellew, about 140 barcodes, nice easy forest trail although the cross over on the figure of 8 got a bit congested and I think they might need to shave roughly half a kilometre off the route going by some of the Strava recordings I've seen. Blessed with a nice day for it as well.

Duzzie

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119836412#Comment_119836412

It was a lovely morning. Agree that the finish area is congested with 3 different flows at the same location. Definitely long too, 600m long by my reckoning. Lovely course though and very friendly volunteers.

Murph_D

Excellent turnout too in Dodder Valley, helped by the cancellation of Bushy. 341 participants for the inaugural event. Enjoyed it - the course is pretty good, not as hilly as advertised earlier, but a bit exposed in places so the headwind was a factor today in the closing km. Great to see a new parkrun in Tallaght and I hope it's a success - certainly looks like it will be.

Lazare

Excellent turnout in Cardiff this morning.

I believe.

Copious pints and 1am Indian Street Curry ended all dreams.

Butterbeans

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119837540#Comment_119837540

Sounds like you were living the dream!

Lazare

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119839266#Comment_119839266

Ah a Jalfrezi and a naan out of an actual tandoor, on the street. Can't be beat.

Alarm went off for parkrun but it got punched.

kmart6

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119837091#Comment_119837091

Five runs in a 5km radius makes me wonder will they just be cannibalising each other.

Thought myself that they could have done the larger lap first and finish with the shorter but maybe they have a concern with the finish area then being busy/blocked by those towards the back.

Murph_D

As long as each event is viable on its own though, more local parkruns are better than a small number of big ones. All depends on community adoption. SoDuCoCo seem behind this in a big way but unless it’s supported by local runners and volunteers it could struggle - but there would certainly seem to be a big enough local population to make it work, as long as people get involved with volunteering and the core team.

Peckham

Did Narin Beach parkrun when visiting Donegal yesterday. Absolutely stunning. Tide was out so made for better running conditions than normal. My second time there. Conditions were less kind the first time.

14 finishers. A busier than normal winter event. But they get up to 80 in the summer months.

Well worth a trip!

First photo is the start/finish area. Second one taken mid-run.

Murph_D

Nice. Did the inaugural event there on very soft sand and a long course - went on forever at the time! Beautiful setting alright.

opus

Coincidentally was on a beach myself on Sat at Inch, weather was very kind I have to say.

iluvfatfrogs

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119830825#Comment_119830825

Westport is normally on so I'll be there hopefully

Butterbeans

Waterstown is all go for Christmas Day.

opus

In Cork city, Ballincollig are doing both xmas day & NY's day, Tramore Valley are doing NY's day & I think Glen River are doing both days but not confirmed just yet.

Annie get your Run

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119860995#Comment_119860995

Brilliant, spoilt for choice so!

Duzzie

Did Zuiderpark parkrun this morning in The Hague. Fantastic parkrun with very friendly volunteers. Well worth the trip if you fancy a bit of foreign parkrun tourism.

corcaigh07

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119864922#Comment_119864922

Playing the alphabet game?

Duzzie

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119864929#Comment_119864929

Not particularly, but if a letter is on offer, I'll take it 🤣🤣

Peckham

Wonderful atmosphere this morning at 10th birthday of Malahide parkrun, and by extension parkrun in the Republic of Ireland.

From 159 runners at that inaugural event to 220,000 people completing 2.25 million finishes across 106 events since then.

Pherekydes

Nick Griggs ran 14:10 @ Belfast Victoria, another All-Ireland best time. Ben Branagh was under the old time too, with 14:14.

flazio

125 yesterday in Mountbellew which is really impressive, runs around the west tend to range between 30-80 depending on population density and Mountbellew wouldn't be that populated.

Name Changed

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119868326#Comment_119868326

Did they sort out the distance issue? I believe the 5k was far more than 5k for the first event.

flazio

Wasn't there as I went to the Ireland Fiji match in Dublin.

Lazare

I found a hen's tooth this morning at Corkagh.

My first PB since 2019. Beat it by 10 seconds. Pretty sweet feeling.

What's encouraging is, I have Jingle Bells coming up (used this morning as a tune up) and I set my 5k PB at that in 2019 a couple of weeks after my last parkrun PB.

beckybb

Macroom also seeking interest from volunteers & parkrunners on holding Christmas Day & New Year's Day events.

opus

These are the details for the Cork city events over the xmas break.